3.  Reduces body fat, strengthens bones, and builds muscle
 Improves coordination, balance, flexibility and endurance
 Slows the aging process
 Reduces the risks of injury, and helps you recover faster

4.  Increase concentration and develop problem-solving skills
 Learn how to set and attain goals
 Gain “Training Transfer” — skills that start showing up in school or on the job
 Improve self-esteem through success (and failure!)
 Learn time-management skills

5. Sports can help you learn social interaction, as well as give you a
chance to exercise leadership. In competition, you quickly learn
what your teammates — and you — are made of. You rely on your
teammates and opponents to make you stronger, and pretty soon,
you have a new set of friends.

6. Playing sports releases stress and
tension. Sports competitions
teach you to feel relaxed in high-
pressure situations.